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Christianity does not sit in opposition to progressive equality legislation | Maria Exallhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2012/apr/21/equality-legislation-christianity
There is no issue of principle where LGBT and religious rights are counterposed, despite George Carey's assumptions<p>George Carey, the former archbishop of Canterbury, has argued that Christian employees are excluded from many sectors of employment, <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9203953/Britains-Christians-are-being-vilified-warns-Lord-Carey.html" title="">have their beliefs "vilified" and are "driven underground"</a>. He insists that equality laws, particularly those which give LGBT people civil rights, discriminate against Christians.</p><p>He has sent in a submission to the European court of human rights in support of the challenges it is considering under current UK equality legislation. Two of the cases to be reviewed by the court are those of <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/nov/02/registrar-civil-partnerships-appeal-court" title="">Lillian Ladele</a> (who refused to conduct civil partnerships though she was a registrar), and of <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/apr/29/court-dismisses-christian-employment-appeal" title="">Gary McFarlane</a> (who refused to counsel same-sex couples though he was employed as a Relate counsellor).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2012/apr/21/equality-legislation-christianity">Continue reading...</a>LGBT rightsChristianityReligionSexualityTransgenderEquality Act 2010Faith schoolsInequalityEquality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)SchoolsEducationSocietyLawWorld newsSat, 21 Apr 2012 10:00:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2012/apr/21/equality-legislation-christianityPhotograph: Murdo MacleodFormer archbishop of Canterbury George Carey has argued that equality laws discriminate against Christians. Photograph: Murdo MacleodPhotograph: Murdo MacleodFormer archbishop of Canterbury George Carey has argued that equality laws discriminate against Christians. Photograph: Murdo MacleodMaria Exall2012-04-21T10:00:01Z